Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28

Hlm SuTl6Klng tDaG when the Dill FOL
the relief Of the food sufferers IN Missis-
slppi was up, Mr.. Tucker wouldn't vote
for 1t but lodged behind the Constitution.
L must strictly construe the Constitution
when the people demand anything and
keep them from having it. but Mr.. Tuck
er must construe it loosely. That Is Mr.
Yost's way Of looking at the Constitution
(appIause.)
AS to the extra pay of the clerks of the
House. voted for it and 1 would do the
same thing again, (applause) The
compensation would not have been
necessary at all if the Republican men,
bers had complied with the require
ments of their. sworn duty. We were
trying to pass the Revised Code, for
which the extra session was called, in
part, and the Republicans were obstructing
it by demanding It's reading Mr.. Yost said
the Code had not been read. 1t acas read
section by section by the Committee COM
posed of Democrats and Republicans, but
even after that when it came 80 the House
{ the Republicans demanded the re-reading
section by section and kept the House in
4, session night and day with extra relays of
clerks reading it. These clerks earned
their money and should have been paid,
and | voted to pay them and I would do
it again. There is nothing in my record
in the legislature that want to deny 1t
is before you people of Augusta and if
| you think you can't trust me on it you
cap turn me down. If you think 1 have
discharged my duty as you wanted 1t DIS
charged, then ask you to vote for me in
preference to Dunlap or Craig.
FREE BOOKS.
| Another charge brought at that meet
! ing was that had voted against the bill
for furnishing free books to the schools,
and turned right around and voted an ap-
preparation to the University of V irglnia.
AS q fact-for they didn't seem to know
much what they were talking about-there
was no bill before the legislature for free
books. But if there had been l should
have voted against it. 1t would cost
$500, 600. and whenever [ determine to
vote to increase the taxes of you people
Of Augusta to pay $S00.000. I'll tell you
, before I do it, and let you have say
whether it is to be done or not. The Dem
ccratic Lynchburg platform pledged that
there was to be no increase of your taxa
ton, and [ intended to keep that pledge
and l kept it. (appIause.) Whenever you
want your taxes increased to furnish free
books you can let nae know. No platform
will ever bind me to anything that you
have to increase the taxes to do, (applause).
Now let me tell you about the appropri-
alton to the University of Virginia. A
Democratic legislature in 1876 arranged
I plan TO make the University free school
! free to every Virginia boy, poor or rich. so
I be be over sixteen years old. In c0nsidera-
ton Of that, the University, which is not
owned by the State, has an appropriation
every year and the Republican legislature
of 81 2 voted to it 100000, and to the
Virginia Military Institute, another free
school. $S5 900. When these men told you
of those appropriations they attempted to
deceive you.
FRIENDS OF LABOR.
The Republicans claim to be the friends
of Labor and the Laboring Classes! "By
our fruits we shall be Judged says Mr..
Craig. Their friendship to Labor is a
, sham and fraud. Who is the Republi-
can party of Virginia, but William Ma
hone (applause), that, nay friends of the
Yost combination are attempting to decry.
And yet they know that a Republican
legislature means VIM. Malone as U. s.
| Senator. They are posing as friends of
Labor and free education. What is there
| in Mahone's record to justify either. He
undertook to defraud the mechanics of
the Atlantic, Mississippi q Ohie Ry.
| through his Attorney, John :. Wise. In
the Senate he voted for the admission of
| Chinese skilled mechanics and field labor,
and for a bill permitting agents to go to
| Europe and bring to this country the
poorest and meanest of contract laborers
to compete with our own people. Who is
it that in his editorials attempts to array
class against class, but MIR. Yost And
that in 6 community where all classes are
friendly. Who wants to stir up animosity
between our citizens What necessity or
ground is there for it?
FREE EDUCATION.
The free schools of Virginia were
brought into life by the Democratic party.
A Democratic legislature put the system
in operation five years before the consti-
tuition required it. [ believe even more
than that. There is a gentleman sitting
there who can tell.
Mr.. Grattan.- es, seven years.
Mr.. Echols.-Seven years before it was
required of the STATED But the Blair bill
furnishing National aid to these schools va s
opposed by Gen. Malone, under whose
thumb it is now proposed to again put
the school system. Senator Riddleberger
says Malone told him he was opposed to
| that bill and should not vote for it unless
the money was placed for distribution in
the hands of Federal officers. Mr.. Rid
dleberger is as much entitled to belief in
| this matter as Malone, and he is sustained
| by the fact that Malone didn't Uote for 1t
when it came up in the Senate. The
| Yost combination wants Republican
Senator from the Valley Of Virginia.
Perhaps they think in such a case light
ming might strike around the VdEEey
| VIgialiGn office. Qaughter.)
UsURPER BOND.
If the Republican party was trne
friend to Virginia ard its people, why do
we see it pattIng on the back the Federal
usurper Bond who has cast Virginia's
State officers into Jail for obeying ner
laws. Do we hear any protest from the
VaIleu Varoimian against that act? Even